1866 Shield Nickel Repunched Date?

hiijacker · June 14, 2015 5:50AM

Is this a repunched date or machine doubling?

howards · June 14, 2015 7:29AM

Machine doubling without a doubt.

Some clues:

Identical doubling on all 4 digits of a shield nickel is always suspect. There are a handful of 4 digit RPDs in shield nickels, but most often it is machine doubling. Most of the 4 digit RPDs are very dramatic:

The other major clue is that you see the same doubling on the nearby devices (bottom of the shield, curlicues). This ALWAYS indicates machine doubling since the dates were punched in by hand after the dies were hubbed.

CoinZip · June 14, 2015 8:29AM

Cool die crack through the date...

ricko · June 15, 2015 12:04AM

Machine doubling.... Good explanation by howards.... Cheers, RickO

DIMEMAN · June 15, 2015 12:14AM

Machine doubling as stated by others. Very neat RPD's in howards reply!

howards · June 16, 2015 2:37PM

This coin is up on eBay now:

1866

My opinion is that it is disingenuous to imply that the date doubling on this coin is of any significance by highlighting it twice in both the auction heading and body.

I see strike doubling regularly offered on eBay as something of significance to entice buyers, but I don't recall seeing this previously after the seller obtained opinions here and clearly now knows it isn't of any significance or worth any premium.

I hope the seller will change the wording of his auction.

Possibly also it's telling that the OP didn't bother to thank the forum members who responded.

hiijacker · June 16, 2015 11:33PM

Will let consignor know.

Thanks you all.

oih82w8 · June 16, 2015 11:52PM

Oh yeah, Howard is a (if not the) SME on Shield Nickels!

howards · June 17, 2015 7:40AM

I hope "SME" is not too derogatory.

I haven't a clue what it means.

howards · June 17, 2015 7:45AM

<< <i>Will let consignor know.

Thanks you all. >>

Thank *you*. The auction has been reworded, in just the way I think it should be handled. Doubling is mentioned, but it's also made clear it's machine doubling.

If a buyer doesn't know what machine doubling is, it's his problem.

AngryTurtle · June 17, 2015 7:54AM

<< <i>I hope "SME" is not too derogatory.

I haven't a clue what it means. >>

SME = Subject Matter Expert

howards · June 17, 2015 12:52PM

<< <i>

<< <i>I hope "SME" is not too derogatory.

I haven't a clue what it means. >>

SME = Subject Matter Expert

>>

A kindness from an angry turtle.

Thank you!

1866 Shield Nickel Repunched Date?

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